Airbus begins manufacturing A220

Airbus has begun manufacturing the A220 at at its Mobile, Alabama-based production facility. The work begins following worker’s recent return from on-the-job training in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, where the A220 programme and primary final assembly line are located. “The expansion of our commercial aircraft production in Mobile to a second product line—with 400 additional jobs to support it—further solidifies Airbus’ standing as a truly global aircraft manufacturer, and confirms without a doubt that Airbus is an important part of America’s manufacturing landscape,” said Airbus Americas chairman & CEO C. Jeffrey Knittel. “With Mobile, and our production network in Asia, Canada and